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238.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.0
Density, g/cm3 3.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
94.6 to 96.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0